Karmojibi Nari demands capital punishment of culprits involved
Working women's platform Karmojibi Nari demonstrated at Central Shaheed Minar premises yesterday afternoon demanding capital punishment for those behind the killing of a flower-seller girl in the area.
The speakers also said the existing culture of impunity only fuels further incidents of sexual violence and the state must take the responsibility of the murder of the homeless teenager, who was killed after a rape attempt, near the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on January 31.
They also demanded that the prime minister stand by the family of the deceased and provide financial assistance. Dozens held banners and placards in her memory.
The mother of the deceased girl was also present at the demonstration and she said, "I want justice for my daughter so that no mother has to experience such pain and this doesn't happen to anyone else."
Sanjida Sultana, acting executive director of Karmojibi Nari, said, "It is the state's responsibility to ensure basic needs of all citizens; the state must ensure safety of all women regardless of social class."
Demanding a fair trial through an impartial investigation, the speakers also expressed their concern over the increasing number of incidents of violence against women and children during the pandemic.
Rajib Ahmmed, central committee secretary of the Jatiya Sramik Jote Bangladesh; Sabina Yasmin, assistant project manager at Naripokkho; Sheikh Shahnaz, general secretary of Jatiya Garment Shilpa Sramik Jote; Naripokkho members Nazma Begum and Syeda Salma Parveen; Karmojibi Nari coordinator Hosne Ara Naqib, and organiser Al Jahid spoke at the event among others.
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